What color is #090C1B?

#090C1B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090C1B?

The RGB value is 9, 12, 27: 9 red, 12 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090C1B?

The complementary color is #1B1809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090C1B color

#090C1B rgb(9, 12, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #090C1B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 4.7% green and 10.6% blue (9, 12, 27).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#090C1B color codes

HEX	`#090C1B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 12, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 4.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 56%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.61, 2.52, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.61, 9.63, 285.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.442, 0.4, 1.091)`
Decimal	`592923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090C1B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #090C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #090C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090c1b; }
.text { color: #090c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 12 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090c1b, #0f091b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #090C1B?: #090C1B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090C1B?: The RGB value is 9, 12, 27: 9 red, 12 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090C1B?: The complementary color is #1B1809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.